Letter | 'A new vision of cooperation and nonviolence'

8:03 PM,
Sep. 3, 2013

Rev. Gradye Parsons

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REV. GRADYE PARSONS

"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven." -Ecclesiastes 3:1

We are deeply concerned about events in Syria. We grieve for our brothers and sisters who have suffered so deeply for so long. We yearn for an end to the bloodshed and renew our call for a cease-fire and a mediated process involving all parties to provide new choices for all Syrians.

We condemn the use of chemical weapons. Regardless of who perpetrated the attack, such a usage violates a long-standing international norm. We recognize the authority and the responsibility of the United Nations ...